Last updated October 13, 2005

An index of Korean short stories contained in a number of anthologies published before 2000

(The details of each anthology are listed below the Index)
 

Name of author

in M-R romanization

Name of Work

Volume key-word

Page

Ch’ae Man-sik 채만식  

The Wife and Children (처자, 1948)

Exile

3

Ch’ae Man-sik 채만식

My Idiot Uncle 

Rain

43

Ch’ae Man-sik 채만식

A Ready-made Life

Life

 

Cho Chŏng-nae 조정내

Land of Exile (유형의 땅, 1981) 

Exile

200

Choo Chŏng-nae 조정내

Echo, Echo 

Snow

83

Cho Sŏn-jak 조선작

The Wall 

Meetings

178

Ch’oe In-ho 최인호

The Boozer (술꾼, 1970) 

Exile

102

Ch’oe In-hun 최인훈 

(The) Laughter

Modern / 1995Mod

139/389

Ch’oe In-hun 최인훈

My Idol's Abode 

Rain

140

Ch’oe Chŏng-hŭi 최정희

The Haunted House

Life

 

Ch’oe Yun 최윤 

The Last of Hanak'o

Wayfarer

11

Ch’oe Yun 최윤 

The Flower with Thirteen Fragrances

Phoenix

155

Ch’oe Yun 최윤 

His Father's Keeper

Rain

248

Chŏn Kwang-yong 전광용 

Kapitan Ri (꺼삐딴 이, 1962) 

Exile

58

Chŏng Pi-sŏk 정비석 

A Ceremony of Apostasy 

Rain

59

Chŏng In-hŭi 정인희 

Balloon 

Snow

15

Chu Yo-han 주요한

Mama and the Boarder"

Life

 

Han Mal-suk 한말숙 

The Flood 

1995Mod

29

Han Mu-Suk 한무숙 

The Angel

Modern

52

Han Mu-suk 한무숙 

The Rock 

1995Mod

60

Hwang Sŏng-yŏng 황성영

A Dream of Good Fortune (되지꿈, 1973) 

Exile

115

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원 

Mountains (산, 1956) 

Exile

34

Hwang Sun-wŏn  황순원

Shower 

1995Mod

9

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원

Retreat 

Meetings / 1995Mod

56/322

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원

Snow 

1995Mod

147

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원

Pierrot

Rain

107

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원

Mule

Life

 

Hwang Sun-wŏn 황순원

Dogs in the Village beyond Hills 

1995Mod

150

Hwang Sŏk-yŏng 황석영

The Road to Sampo

Modern

176

Hyŏn Chin-gŏn 현진건 

The Fire

Modern / 1995Mod

8/197

Hyŏn Chin-gŏn 현진건

A Lucky Day 

1995Mod

204

Hyŏn Chin-gŏn 현진건

A Society That Drives You to Drink

Ready-Made Life

 

Im Ch’ŏl-u 임철우

A Shared Journey (동행, 1984) 

Exile

264

Kang Kyŏng-ae 강경애 

The Underground Village

Rain

77

Kang Sin-jae 강신재 

The Young Zelkova Tree

Modern / 1995Mod

73/38

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경 

Days and Dreams

Farewell

1

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

A Room in the Woods

Farewell

28

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

The Root Drifting in the Sky

Valley

1

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

The Stream Thawed

Valley

32

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

The Land of Survival

Valley

66

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

A Human Affection

Valley

99

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

A Passing Storm

Valley

148

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

The Rainy Season

Valley

196

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

A Blazing Sun

Valley

231

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

Every Flower Has Its Own Seeds

Valley

260

Kang Sŏk-gyŏng 강석경

A Morning Road

Valley

287

Kim Chi-wŏn 김지원 

A Certain Beginning

Farewell

149

Kim Chi-wŏn 김지원 

Lullaby

Farewell

166

Kim Chi-wŏn 김지원 

Almaden

Wayfarer

3

Kim Dong-in 김동인 

The Rock 

Meetings

29

Kim Dong-in 김동인

The Post Horse 

Meetings

38

Kim Dong-in 김동인

The Red Hills: A Doctor's Diary

Modern / 1995Mod

1/141

Kim Dong-in 김동인

The Seaman's Chant

Rain

10

Kim Dong-in 김동인

The Photograph and the Letter

Life

 

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

The Post Horse Curse (¿µ¸¶, 1948) 

Exile

15

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

Two Reservists

Modern / 1995Mod

31/314

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

The Marsh 

1995Mod

20

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

Picture of a Shaman Sorceress 

1995Mod

82

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

The Crag 

1995Mod

215

Kim Dong-ni 김동리

A Descendant of the Hwarang

Life

 

Kim Min-suk 김민숙 

Scarlet Fingernails

Wayfarer

79

Kim Sŏng-ok 김성옥 

Seoul: 1964, Winter (서울, 1964년 겨울1965) 

Exile

84

Kim Sŏng-ok 김성옥

Seoul, 1964, Winter 

Meetings / 1995Mod

128/331

Kim Sŏng-ok 김성옥

A Cup of Coffee

Meetings

148

Kim Sŏng-ok 김성옥

The Night Outing 

1995Mod

124

Kim Sŏng-ok 김성옥

A Journey to Mujin 

1995Mod

348

Kim Yŏng-hyŏn 김영현 

The Mural

Phoenix

117

Kim Yu-jŏng 김유정

The Camellias 

Meetings / 1995Mod

1/ 3

Kim Yu-jŏng 김유정

Spring, Spring 

1995Mod

171

Kim Yu-jŏng 김유정

Wife

Life

 

Kong Chi-yŏng 공지영 

Human Decency

Wayfarer

42

Kong Son-ok 공선옥

The Flowering of our Lives

Wayfarer

161

Na To-hyang 나도향

The Female Barber"by  

Life

 

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

The Bronze Mirror (동경, 1982) 

Exile

244

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

Evening Game

Farewell

181

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

Chinatown

Farewell

202

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

Words of Farewell

Farewell

231

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

Wayfarer

Wayfarer

184

O Chŏng-hŭi 오정희

The Monument Intersection

Phoenix

199

O Sang-Wŏn 오상원 

A Betrayal

Modern / 1995Mod

119/298

O Yŏng-su 오영수

Echoes 

Meetings / 1995Mod

67/263

Pak Pŏm-sin 박범신 

The Trap

Snow

65

Pak T’ae-wŏn 박태원

The Barbershop Boy

 

 

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

Winter Outing (겨울 나드리, 1975)

Exile

150

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

During Three Days of Autumn

Sketch

15

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서 ­

Poverty That is Stolen

Sketch

58

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

A Sketch of the Fading Sun

Sketch

73

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

Momma's Stake

Sketch

94

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서 ­

The Crying of an Earthworm

Modern

156

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

Identical Apartments

Wayfarer

139

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서 ­

A Pasque-Flower on That Bleak Day 

Rain

204

Pak Wan-sŏ 박완서

Winter Outing 

Snow

143

Pak Yŏng-suk 박영숙 

Eroica Symphony

Rain

122

Sin Kyŏng-suk 신경숙 

The Image of Mija 

Rain

271

Sŏ Yŏng-ŭn 서영은 

Dear Distant Love

Wayfarer

115

Son So-hŭi 손소희 

The Afternoon of Mellow Persimmons

Modern / 1995Mod

40/223

Sŏnu Hŭi 선우 희 

The Revelation  

1995Mod

403

Sŏ Ki-wŏn 서기원 

The Heir

Modern / 1995Mod

100/373

Yŏm Sang-sŏp 염상섭

The Rotary Press" by

Life

 

Yi Ch’ŏng-jun 이청준 

The Snowy Road

Snow

111

Yi Ho-chŏl 이호철

Wearing Thin 

Meetings

108

Yi Hyo-suk 이효숙

The Buckwheat Season 

When the Buckwheat Blooms

Meetings / Modern /
1995Mod  /  Life

8/17
185

Yi Kwang-su 이광수 

Halmom 

Rain

3

Yi Kwang-su 이광수 

Obscurity 

1995Mod

427

Yi Kwang-su 이광수 

Mystery Woman

Life

 

Yi Ki-yŏng 이기영

A Tale of Rats

Life

 

Yi Mun-gu 이문구

The Tale of Kim Tagbo 

Meetings / 1995Mod

200/233

 

Yi Mun-gu 이문구

The Sunset over My Hometown

Phoenix

87

Yi Mun-yŏl 이문열

That Winter of My Youth

Rain

213

Yi Mun-yŏl 이문열 ­

The Golden Phoenix

Phoenix

11

Yi Sang 이상

Meeting and Farewells

Meetings  / 1995Mod

22/76   

Yi Sang 이상

The Wings 

1995Mod

104

Yi Sang 이상

Illusion

Life

 

Yi T’ae-jun 이태준

An Idiot's Delight

Life

 

Yu Chin-ŏ 유진어 

The Clear Water Pavilion

Rain

25

Yu Ik-ju 유익주

Purchased Bridegroom

Snow

37

Yun Hu-myŏng 윤후명

The Girl from the Wind-Whipped House

Phoenix

47

Yun Hŭng-gil 윤흥길 

The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes 
(아홉 켤레의 구두로 남은사내, 1977) 

Exile

165

Yun Hŭng-gil 윤흥길 

The Rainy Spell

Phoenix
Rain

249
153


 

Meetings and Farewells: Modern Korean Stories
Edited by Chung Chong-wha
1980
University of Queensland Press
ISBN 0 7022 1553 8
ISBN 0 7022 1552 X paperback

vii Introduction by the General Editors
ix Preface
xi Modern Korean Literature: Introduction by Chung Chong-hwa
1 The Camellias Kim Yujung
8 The Buckwheat Season Yi Hyo-suk
22 Meeting and Farewells Yi Sang
29 The Rock Kim Dongin
38 The Post Horse Kim Dongin
56 Retreat Hwang Soon-won
67 Echoes O Youngsu
108 Wearing Thin Yi Ho-churl
128 Seoul, 1964, Winter Kim Sung-ok
148 A Cup of Coffee Kim Sung-ok
178 The Wall Cho Sunjak
200 The Tale of Kim Tagbo Yi Mun-gu
232 Note on the Authors
234 Note on the Translators


Modern Korean Short Stories
Edited by Chung Chong-wha
1980
Hong Kong: Heinemann Educational Books (Asia)
No ISBN number

Acknowledgements vii
Preface ix
        by Chung Chong-wha
Introduction xi
        by Chung Chong-wha
The Red Hills: A Doctor's Diary 1
        by Kim Tongin translated by W. E. Skillend
The Fire 8
        by Hyun Jin Kun translated by Kathryn Kisray
The Buckwheat Season 17
        by Yi Hyo-suk translated by Shin Hyun Song
Two Reservists 31
        by Kim Dongni translated by Chung Chong-hwa
The Afternoon of Mellow Persimmons 40
        by Sohn So-hee translated by Angela Chung
The Angel 52
        by Hahn Moo-Sook translated by Chung Chong-hwa
The Young Zelkova Tree 73
        by Kang Shin-jae translated by Shin Hyun Song
The Heir 100
        by Suh Ki Won translated by Kathryn Kisray
A Betrayal 119
        by Oh Sang-Won translated by Kim Chong-un
The Laughter 139
        by Choi Inhoon translated by Lee Sangok
The Crying of an Earthworm 156
        by Park Wan Suh  translated by Kim Hwa Ja
The Road to Sampo 176
        by Hwang Sukyoung translated by Kim Uchang



Modern Korean Literature: An Anthology 1908-1965
Edited by Chung Chong-wha
1995
London: Kegan Paul International
ISBN 0-7103-0490 0

Preface ix
Notes on the Authors xv
Notes on the Editor and the Translators xxiii
Introduction xxv

Part 1.
The Camellias Kim Yujung (translated by Chung Chong-wha) 3
Shower Hwang Sun-won (Chang Wang-rok) 9
The Marsh Kim Dong-ni (Chung Chong-wha) 20
The Flood Han Mal-suk (Kim Dong-sung) 29
The Young Zelkova Tree  Kang Shin-jae (Shin Hyun Song) 38
The Rock Han Mu-suk (Chung Chong-wha) 60
Meeting and Farewells Yi Sang (Chung Chong-wha) 76
Picture of a Shaman Sorceress Kim Dong-ni (Chung Chong-wha) 82
The Wings Yi Sang (Moon Hi-kyung) 104
The Night Outing Kim Sung-ok (Eugene Chung) 124
Part 2.
The Red Hills: A Doctor's Diary Kim Tongin (translated by W. E. Skillend) 141
Snow Hwang Sun-won (W.E.Skillend) 147
Dogs in the Village beyond Hills Hwang Sun-won (Bob Donaldson) 150
Spring, Spring Kim Yujong (W.E.Skillend) 171
The Buckwheat Season Yi Hyo-suk (Shin Hyun-song) 185
The Fire Hyun Jin-kon (Kathryn Kisray) 197
A Lucky Day Hyun Jin-kon (Chung Chong-wha) 204
The Crag Kim Dong-ni (Chung Chong-wha) 215
The Afternoon of Mellow Persimmons  Sohn So-hee (Angela Chung) 223
The Tale of Kim Tagbo Yi Mun-gu (Shin Hyun-song) 233
Part 3
Echoes O Young-su (W.E.Skillend) 263
A Betrayal Oh Sang-Won (Kim Chong-un) 298
Two Reservists Kim Dongni (Chung Chong-hwa) 314
Retreat Hwang Sun-won (Chung Chong-hwa) 322
Winter, 1964, Seoul Kim Sung-ok (Chung Chong-hwa) 331
A Journey to Mujin Kim Sung-ok (Moon Hi-kyung) 348
The Heir Suh Ki Won (Kathryn Kisray) 373
Laughter Choi Inhoon (Lee Sangok) 389
The Revelation Sunwu Hwi (Chung Chong-hwa) 403
Obscurity Yi Kwang-su (Lyndal Weiler) 427


 

Words of Farewell: Stories by Korean Women Writers
By Kang Sok-kyong, Kim Chi-won and O Chong-hui
Translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
1989
Seattle: Seal Press
ISBN 0-931188-77-6
ISBN 0-931188-78-8 (pbk)

Introduction vii
Kang Sok-kyong
    Days and Dreams 1
    A Room in the Woods 28
Kim Chi-won
    A Certain Beginning 149
    Lullaby 166
O Chong-hui
    Evening Game 181
    Chinatown 202
    Words of Farewell 231




Land of Exile:
Contemporary Korean Fiction
Translated and edited by Marshall R. Pihl, Bruce & Ju-Chan Fulton
Foreword by Kwon Youngmin
1993
An East Gate Book.
Armonk: M.E. Sharpe / UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 1-56324-194-3 (cloth)
ISBN 1-56324-195-1 (pbk)

Foreword vii
Preface xi
Introduction xiii
The Wife and Children (Ch'oja, 1948) Ch'ae Manshik 3
The Post Horse Curse (Yogma, 1948) Kim Tongni 15
Mountains (San, 1956) Hwang Sunwon 34
Kapitan Ri (KKoppittan Ri, 1962) Chon Kwangyong 58
Seoul: 1964, Winter (Soul, 1964 nyon kyoul, 1965) Kim Songok 84
The Boozer (Sulkkum, 1970) Ch'oe Inho 102
A Dream of Good Fortune (Twaeji kkum, 1973) Hwang Sogyong 115
Winter Outing (Kyoul naduri, 1975) Pak Wanso 150
The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes (Ahop k'yolle ui kudu ro namun sanae, 1977) Yun Heunggil 165
Land of Exile (Yuhyong ui ttang, 1981) Cho Chongnae 200
The Bronze Mirror (Tonggyong, 1982) O Chonghui 244
A Shared Journey (Tonghaeng, 1984) Im Ch'oru 264


 

The Snowy Road and Other Stories: An Anthology of Korean Fiction
Edited by Hyun-jae Yee Sallee
Translated by Hyun-jae Yee Sallee & Dr. Teresa Margadonna Hyun
1993
Fredonia: White Pine Press
ISBN 1-877727-19-9

Introduction/9
Translator's Preface/13
Balloon -Yean-hee Chung/15
Purchased Bridegroom - Ick-chu Yoo/37
The Trap - Bum-shin Park/65
Echo, Echo - Jung-rae Cho/83
The Snowy Road - Chung-joon Yee/111
Winter Outing - Wan-suh Park/143
Notes on the Authors/165
Notes on the Translators/167
 


 

Wayfarer: New Fiction by Korean Women
Edited and translated by Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
1997
Seattle: Women in Translation
ISBN 1-879679-09-4

INTRODUCTION V
ALMADEN 3
    Kim Chi-won
THE LAST OF KANAK'O 11
    Ch'oe Yun
HUMAN DECENCY 42
    Kong Chi-yong
SCARLET FINGERNAILS 79
    Kim Min-suk
DEAR DISTANT LOVE 115
    So Yong-un
IDENTICAL APARTMENTS 139
    Pak Wan-so
THE FLOWERING OF OUR LIVES 161
    Kong Son-ok
WAYFARER 184
    O Chong-hui
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 206
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 208
ABOUT THE TRANSLATORS 208


 

Kang Sok-Kyong: The Valley Nearby
Translated by Choi Kyong-do
1997
Portsmouth: Heinemann
ISBN 0-435-08146-2

1 THE ROOT DRIFTING IN THE SKY 1
2 THE STREAM THAWED 32
3 THE LAND OF SURVIVAL 66
4 A HUMAN AFFECTION 99
5 A PASSING STORM 148
6 THE RAINY SEASON 196
7 A BLAZING SUN 231
8 EVERY FLOWER HAS ITS OWN SEEDS 260
9 A MORNING ROAD 287
GLOSSARY 315
 


 

The Rainy Spell and Other Korean Stories
Translated and edited by Suh Ji-Moon
1998
An East Gate Book
Armonk: M.E.Sharpe / UNESCO
ISBN 0-7656-0138-9
ISBN 0-7656-0139-7 (paperback)

Preface ix
Halmom Yi Kwang-soo 3
The Seaman's Chant Kim Dong-in 10
The Clear Water Pavilion Yu Chin-o 25
My Idiot Uncle Ch'ae Man-shik 43
A Ceremony of Apostasy Chung Bi-suk 59
The Underground Village Kang Kyong-ae 77
Pierrot Hwang Sun-won 107
Eroica Symphony Park Yong-sook 122
My Idol's Abode Ch'oe In-hoon 140
The Rainy Spell Yoon Heung-gil 153
A Pasque-Flower on That Bleak Day Park Wan-so 204
That Winter of My Youth Yi Mun-yol 213
His Father's Keeper Ch'oe Yun 248
The Image of Mija Shin Kyoung-suuk 271




The Golden Phoenix: Seven Contemporary Korean Short Stories
Translated by Suh Ji-Moon
1998
Boulder, Col.: Lynne Rienner
ISBN 0-89410-882-4.
 

Introduction: A Context for Korean Fiction  1
The Golden Phoenix by Yi Mun-yo^l  11
The Girl from the Wind-Whipped House by Yun Hu-myo^ng  47
The Sunset over My Hometown by Yi Mun-ku  87
The Mural by Kim Yo^ng-hyo^n  117
The Flower with Thirteen Fragrances by Ch'oe Yun  155
The Monument Intersection by O Cho^ng-hu^i  199
The Rainy Spell by Yun Heung-gil  249




A Sketch of the Fading Sun: Stories by Wan-suh Park
Edited and Translated by Hyun-jae Yee Sallee
Introduction by He-ran Park
1999
Buffalo: White Pine Press
ISBN 1 877727 93 8

Introduction/7
Translator's Note/13
During Three Day of Autumn/15
Poverty That is Stolen/58
A Sketch of the Fading Sun
Momma's Stake, Part I/94
Momma's Stake, Part II/138
Momma's Stake, Part III/184
About the Author/200
About the Translator/200
 

 

A Ready-Made Life: Early Masters of Modern Korean Fiction.

Selected and Translated by Kim Chong-un and Bruce Fulton.

1998.

191 pages. Hawai’i: University of Hawai’i Press,

 

Introduction

"A Society That Drives You to Drink" by Hyŏn Chin-gŏn

"The Female Barber"by  Na To-hyang

"A Tale of Rats" by Yi Ki-yŏng

"An Idiot's Delight" by Yi T'ae-jun

"The Barbershop Boy" by Pak T'ae-wŏn

"The Rotary Press" by Yŏm Sang-sŏp

"A Ready-made Life" by Ch'ae Man-shik

"The Photograph and the Letter" by Kim Dong-in

"Mama and the Boarder" by Chu Yo-han

"A Descendant of the Hwarang" by Kim Dong-ni

"Wife" by Kim Yu-jŏng

"When the Buckwheat Blooms " by Yi Hyo-suk

"Mystery Woman" by Yi Kwang-su

"The Haunted House" by Ch'oe Chŏng-hŭi

"Illusion" by Yi Sang

"Mule" by Hwang Sun-wŏn